Washburn University Athletics

Background
Graduated in May 2016 from St. Thomas More High School (Rapid City, S.D.) … four-year letterwinner in baseball … team has won three consecutive South Dakota Class B State Championships from 2013-15 … as a freshman, was a relief pitcher and first baseman … went 2-0 as a pitcher … sophomore season went 9-0 as a starter, recording 68 strikeouts with 16 walks in 46.1 innings pitched … had a 0.45 ERA and 0.73 WHIP in 2014, tossing a perfect game during the season … was named First Team All-State by sdhighschoolbaseball.org … Went 5-1 as a starter in 2015, recording 58 strikeouts over 36.2 innings pitched, posting a 0.573 ERA … as a senior, First Team All-State selection while posting a 3-1 record with a 1.96 ERA … pitched 35.2 innings and had 65 strikeouts … hit .441 and led the state in home runs while adding 25 RBI and 12 stolen bases … honor roll student.

Personal
Born in Rapid City, S.D. … son of Scott and Alison Eccarius … has one sister, Lauren … majoring in business.